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Question on G99 Application
G99 Application
Another question for you all. We are looking at an installation that will require a G99 application. But we are short of time. In order to get funding we need to complete the install before the end of March.
I know G99 should be gained prior to installation starting, but we are currently with an electric supplier on a contract until September and we don’t have a smart meter. So we can’t export anything for the time being anyway. So would it be bad to start install before G99 gained?…….
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9 Replies
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Can’t install over 3.6KW without a G99 but under a G98 you are good to go
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It’s a big building. 3.6KW is ridiculously small for our scenario…
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If your panel output isn’t used within the house or stored in batteries – you will export, just won’t be paid for the energy. So I think the G99 rule still applies.
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Depending on the size of the inverter you’re looking at, you may be surprised by how quickly a G99 application is reviewed. A G99 fast track is often within 24 hours. Above that can take longer, but you would likely heave heard back by end of March.
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Yes. Get approval first else you are buying a pig in a poke.
Nuance : if it’s just 5kW export you are looking at (just over 3.68 G98j, then meh. If it’s 15kW you want, you need to know before investing.
Export rates are dropping …
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Our install isn’t about the export (although that’s a bonus if we can make money from that). It’s about self-reliance, especially if the grid goes down. Yes we are looking at 15kW inverter.
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If it was me get I would get the installer to submit a G99 tomorrow and leave to 4 weeks aka Feb and have a 1 March install if no G99 comes you are G98 at least so fallback to a 3.68Kw system something is better than nothing, don’t install in the hope of g99 you might be liable for any “damage” the dno might find !!
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Nothing you can do about but submit the G99 and hope it comes back in time. Idk who your grant is from but I would bet you have to sign off a document saying it’s all legal and certified, before funds are released and then any comeback is on you. G99 is a safe connection approval with an export allowance included. If any damage occurs to the grid or the VH or anyone else’s property without a G99 in place the VH trustees will be liable.
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G99 fast track is coming back within a day!
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